Selection Committee Congratulates School Board Election Winners & Announces New Members

by Judy Silberstein

(June 17, 2003) The Committee for the Selection of School Board Candidates for the Mamaroneck District (known as the Selection Committee) congratulated Celia Felsher, Alan Parter and Linnet Tse on their election to the School Board on June 3, 2003. The three were endorsed by the Selection Committee and ran without opposition.

"We are pleased that the voters of Mamaroneck recognized, as our committee members did, that these highly qualified individuals should serve on our School Board," said Selection Committee Chairperson Bonnie Beck.

The Selection Committee also announced their new members and welcomed them to the Committee. Members are elected from each of the four elementary school and serve for three-year terms on the Committee. The names listed in the above table are the newly elected committee members. The entire membership for 2003-2004 is listed below.

Elections are held at each school, but in a location separate from the school budget and board vote. With the exception of Mamaroneck Avenue School, where three candidates ran for three positions, this year, there were more candidates than open seats.

At their meeting on June 16, the Selection Committee elected Syl Morrone to serve as the interim Chairperson. There will be another vote in the fall when the new committee reconvenes.

The Selection Committee is an independent, non-partisan organization that recruits, screens and endorses candidates for the Mamaroneck School Board. The Committee holds its elections concurrently with the School Board and School Budget vote. Members are elected by the public to serve three-year terms. The committee is comprised of twenty-four members, six members from each of the four elementary school district zones in the Town of Mamaroneck. Candidates for the School Board are not required to seek the Selection Committee's endorsement in order to run.

Anyone interested in more information should contact Bonnie Beck, (834-1706 or BMR54@aol.com). The only membership requirements are that you be a U.S. citizen and a registered voter in the school district.